Capricorn Coast National Park

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LocationQueensland
Coordinates23°07′20″S 150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Area1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Established1992
Capricorn Coast National Park
The Double Head section of Capricorn Coast National Park.
Map showing the location of Capricorn Coast National Park
Map showing the location of Capricorn Coast National Park
Capricorn Coast National Park
LocationQueensland
Coordinates23°07′20″S 150°44′38″E / 23.12222°S 150.74389°E / -23.12222; 150.74389
Area1.14 km2 (0.44 sq mi)
Established1992
Governing bodyQueensland Parks and Wildlife Service
Websitehttps://parks.qld.gov.au/parks/capricorn-coast

Capricorn Coast is a national park in the Shire of Livingstone, Queensland, Australia.[1]

The park is 535 km northwest of Brisbane.

It covers about 114 hectares, and is divided into five sections: Vallis Park, Rosslyn Head, Double Head, Bluff Point, Cocoanut Point, and Pinnacle Point. The five sections were amalgamated into a single national park in 1994.[2] The average elevation of the terrain is 34 metres.[3]

Wildlife

The park is home to 402 different species of animals, of which 24 species are rare or endangered.[4]

Location

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